This Week in Podcasting – Podcast News 4 October

Discover the latest podcasting news and award highlights in This Week in Podcasting. From the nominees at the National Film and TV Awards to winners of the Black Podcast Awards and British Podcast Awards, stay updated on the top podcasts making waves in 2024. Plus, get a sneak peek at Trevor Noah’s upcoming book release and the PNC Podcast comedy show announcement!

1. National Film & TV Awards Announces 2024 Nominees

The 2nd Annual National Film and Television Awards are coming up and the nominees for this year’s ceremony have been announced.

The awards aim to celebrate South African content and creatives within the film and television industry.

The Podcasts nominated for Best Podcast are:

Congratulations to all the nominees and we can’t wait to see who the winners are!

Head over to the National Film and Television Awards website for the full list of nominees. Public voting closes on October 26th and the award ceremony will be taking place on November 9th.

2. PNC Podcast Announces Comedy Show

PNC, a podcast under the Podcast and Chill Network has announced a live comedy show.

Get ready to laugh until you can’t breathe with:

The comedy show will be taking place on Saturday, October 19th at the Lyric Theatre in Gold Reef City and tickets are available on Ticketpro.

3. 2024 Black Podcast Awards Winners

The Black Podcasting Awards took place on, September 22nd and celebrated black podcasts and podcasters from around the world.

Containing a wide variety of categories from Best New Podcast to Podcaster of The Year, the Black Podcast Awards have something for everybody.

Some of the winners this year are:

  • Ice Cold Case, which got 3 wins, including Best New Podcast.
  • Stitch Please, which got 3 wins, including Podcaster of The year.
  • Second Sunday, which also got 3 wins, including Podcast of The Year.

Congratulations to all the nominees and all the winners of this year’s Black Podcasting Awards! 

Head over to the Black Podcasting Awards social media pages and/or website to see the winners.

4. Trevor Noah to Release Another Book

South African comedian and podcast host of the What Now Podcast, Trevor Noah has announced the release of his second book titled A Conversation: Into The Uncut Grass.

The book is “a story for all ages” and not only did Trevor write it, but has also narrated the audiobook.

The book is available for pre-order and will be released worldwide on Tuesday, October 8th, 2024.

5. 2024 British Podcast Awards Winners

The British Podcast Awards are back and took place on Thursday, September 26th.

The award ceremony aims to celebrate British based podcasts and podcasters across a number of different genres and categories.

Some of this year’s winners are:

Congratulations to all the nominees and all the winners of this year’s British Podcast Awards! 

Head over to the Black Podcasting Awards social media pages and/or website to see the full list of winners.

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